Eliot Ness

In his poem We Wear the Mask, Laurence Dunbar speaks rather elusively on the topic of human deceit. More specifically, the underlying message of the human tendency to hide emotions in suffering, reveals itself in the 15 line poem. Explored in the first two lines of the poem, Dunbar speaks about a figurative mask; a mask covering the face, hiding cheeks and eyes, with the mask taking over with its fake happiness, all a subdued lie. Continuing through the poem, the second stanza expresses grief…

As the novelist Haruki Murakami wrote, “Now, though, I realize that all I can place in the imperfect vessel of writing are imperfect memories and imperfect thoughts” (12). A work of literature is imperfect in the sense that it is more or less related to and restricted by the social context in which it is written and is a memory-carrier of its own culture. Sophocles’ Attic tragedy Antigone carries memories of sociopolitical concerns over the future development and fertility of the city Athens.…

A study of Rama Rao’s thirty-seven short poems evinces his fine creativity and one is enamoured of the values, which presently seem to have been lost in the mire of materialism. The poet sings about the loss of human ethics. The very first poem, ‘A Sigh and Relief’, is a satire on the political power. The politicians, these days, are mad with power and seem to have lost their ability to judge gold from dross. He, very aptly, argues that “Vice has limits / Death is not the only end”: human vices…

Introduction This essay is an analysis of the short story "Fountain in the rain," which is written by Mishima. Yukio Mishima was conceived as Hiroka Kimitake in Tokyo, Japan, in 1925. His predecessors were from the high society samurai. Notwithstanding its consideration in compilations and school syllabi, "The Fountains in the Rain" Mishima has gotten minimal basic consideration in English. "Rain Fontaines" with a legend if like numerous male characters Mishima welcomes further examination…

Figurative language is the words or phrases that are different from the literal interpretation of the words. Cleanth Brooks argues that the paradox is the foundation of figurative language within poetry. A paradox is often contradictory language that requires further discovery to understand the meaning. Brooks examines multiple poems from his book “The Well Wrought Urn”. He examines Donne’s “The Canonization” which is a paradoxical poem that makes the act of death in love as true life. I aim to…

Sasha Maharaj has used a personal tone to convey emotions underlying her feelings about relationships in the poem, “Worthless’’. In this essay, I disclose how poetic devices, diction, syntax and other language functions have been utilized to reveal feelings/emotions of the writer in regard to relationships. Taking into account the title of the poem, one cannot put a figure on what or who is worthless. Nevertheless, it is known that worthless is an adjective; meaning something that has no use or…

The first two books of The Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, by Dante follow Dante as he journeys from hell to purgatory. In Inferno, Dante meets the poet Virgil who guides him through the rings of hell. Once the two reach the bottom of hell, Virgil continues to guide Dante through the next realm in Purgatory. Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of…

In “The Definition of Love”, the poet – Marvell describes the love he has for his lover. This Love is perfect, but he has just mind occupied, but never has possessed the body. Love is comparable to love God but for that very reason hopeless. In first stanza, the poet begins by comparing the three words: despair, hope and fate. All these are what define the love of the world. The beginning of this poem, the poet says that the love of a father, mother, poet rare and its aim is strange and sublime.…

Sophia Eddy Ms.Austin English 10c 12 March 2015 Robert Frost The poetry of Robert Frost, which was influenced by personal background and by the Romantic literary period, has contributed to the American literary heritage greatly. Robert Frost was born on March 26,1874 in San Francisco, California. His parents were Isabel Moodie and William Prescott Frost. His father was an alcoholic and died of tuberculosis when…

available to him was tired and had to be changed. Differently experiences needed different styles and uses of language His poetry was formally more experimental and innovative and intellectually more thoughtful. Further, Ronald Carter and John McRae quote Eliot: Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity, and this variety and complexity, playing upon a refined sensibility, must produce various and complex results. The poet must become more and more comprehensive, more allusive,…